Tag Archives: Mississippi

A Railroad Man

  A Railroad Man by Joseph N Goodell   North of Madison, past the Nissan plant and Canton through the thickening forest, Exit 133 directed me east to Vaughan, Mississippi. The brief drive along Vaughan Road is picturesque under a … Continue reading

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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, April 15, 2019

“Respectable ladies in those days were not supposed to rouge; rice powder was as far as you were thought to go. Aunt Julia used to nibble slightly at a petal and rub a delicate bloom onto her cheeks, and would … Continue reading

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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, September 3, 2018

“Finally, we entered Chetaube County, my imaginary birthplace, where the names of the little winding roads and minuscule mountain communities never failed to inspire me: Yardscrabble, Big Log, Upper, Middle and Lower Pigsty, Chicken Scratch, Cooterville, Felchville, Dust Rag, Dough … Continue reading

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MEET MY MISSISSIPPI

William Faulkner’s Sanctuary Eudora Welty’s home state Elvis Presley’s birthplace The bulk of the Natchez Trace; Choctaw Nation native land Rolling hills of the Chickasaw band Sprawling beaches along the Gulf Coast shore One blues man’s Crossroads and inspiration for … Continue reading

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THE SOUTHERN SPREAD: Funeral Food

The Southern Spread   by deborah fagan carpenter Our culture, our history, our spirit, and our hospitality are some of the ingredients. Southern foods are heavily influenced by African, English, Scottish, Irish, French, and Native-American cuisine, and although most of them … Continue reading

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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, February 19, 2018

“Southern writers embrace the freedom of going out West, but once they get out there, it’s almost too free—there’s not enough community or settlement—so in the literature the characters swing back South, or they settle down in the West and … Continue reading

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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, January 22, 2017

“The South is what we started out with in this bizarre, slightly troubling, basically wonderful country—fun, danger, friendliness, energy, enthusiasm, and brave, crazy, tough people.” —Bill Maxwell, “There’s no place like the South,” St. Petersburg Times   Photo: Deborah Fagan … Continue reading

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Sullivan’s Hollow

Sullivan’s Hollow by Joe Goodell   The streams, Oakahay and Okatoma gathered strength from the creeks to become wider and deeper, while wandering their steady way through the future Smith County of Mississippi. It was a network of generous waterways, … Continue reading

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SYMBOLS

SYMBOLS by Joe Goodell The term “symbol” is derived from the Greek “symbolon,” a pledge or sign by which one infers something abstract. A good example is the symbolic Bulldog which aptly infers the “Go Dawgs” spirit of Mississippi State … Continue reading

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SWEET POTATOES OR YAMS?

  Sweet Potatoes or Yams? by Joe Goodell I do not know how many sweet potatoes are harvested every year in North Carolina. There are reports of the number being greater than that for Mississippi. So we appreciate that it … Continue reading

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